Nordstrand Station

Nordstrand railway station is the first stop on Østfoldbanen after Oslo Sentralstasjon. The station lies in within the Nordstrand borough of the Oslo municipality. The station is served by local trains operating the Skøyen-Oslo S-Ski service (line 500). Nordstrand station was opened in 1880. It lies 5.95 km from Oslo S.

The station was the scene of a serious railway accident on October 3, 1993 when the brakes on a NS Class 6400 failed causing it to roll northwards, in the wrong direction, from Rosenholm before crashing into a local passenger train at Nordstrand, killing five passengers.^[1]

Preceding station	Line			Following station
Oslo S	Østfoldbanen			Ljan
Preceding station	Local trains			Following station
Oslo S	500	Skøyen–Oslo S–Ski		Ljan

References

1. ^ Storulykker i Norge de siste 20 årene (Major accidents in Norway the last 20 years) Snorre Sklet. Nordstrand accident described on page 145. (Norwegian)

External links

• Jernbaneverket's entry on Nordstrand station
• Map of station area (Gulesider.no)

Coordinates: 59°51′48.913″N 10°47′7.5120″E / 59.86358694°N 10.78542°E / 59.86358694; 10.78542